Gigi Hadid makes history

By Kelly Baker| 2 years ago

Graces the cover of the first Vogue Arabia

Vogue Arabia has arrived and it's breathtaking.

Cover girl is model of the year Gigi Hadid who appears in a heavily jeweled veil. This is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, the American beauty is in fact half Palestinian and so has strong ties to the Arabic world. Secondly, she looks incredibly beautiful and in a way we simply haven't seen before.

Vogue Arabia could have chosen anyone to grace the cover. But Editor Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz chose to shoot Gigi, a young American woman with a Muslim father. In today's political climate where immigrants are regularly vilified and Muslims in particular, it's a move that's heartening to see.

Gigi, who has always expressed a deep pride in her heritage, is particularly excited about landing the cover of this version of the fashion bible.

She took to social media to express her gratitude.

"I think the beautiful thing about there being international (issues of) Vogue is that, as a fashion community, we are able to celebrate and share with the world, different cultures," Gigi posted on her Instagram.

She went on to say that it means the world to her to be on the first-ever Vogue Arabia cover particularly given her Palestinian background.

"I hope that this magazine will show another layer of the fashion industry's desire to continue to accept, celebrate and incorporate all people and customs and make everyone feel like they have fashion images and moments they can relate to."

Gigi added that she hoped this would help Vogue readers and others to 'learn and grow'.

Her lipstick was a knock-out fuchsia with a high-tech gloss. Image: Instagram/@inezandvinoodh

On the cover shoot Gigi wore an intense, smoky, shimmery eye and a nude matte lipstick but it was her seventies-inspired makeup look inside the magazine that thrilled us.

Here she wore the brightest of fuchsia lipstick with high-tech mirror-like shine. Her eye look was also stunning, combining a rich, purple shadow with a metallic sheen and also a seriously luxe gold. Lash lines were heavily lined with inky-black Kohl - a style popular with Middle Eastern women.

Gigi wore a head scarf which was a hot topic of debate online. Some applauded the move while others disliked the concept. Image: Instagram/@deenathe1st

Vogue Arabia has two covers - one in English, one in Arabic. Both were stunningly beautiful. Image: Instagram/@inezandvinoodh

Gigi was breathtaking in both the Arabic and English versions of the brand new Vogue Arabia. Image: Instagram/@inezandvinoodh